LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White vs Philips External Drive SPD4002CC/05

Comparison of GP30NW40, SPD4002CC/05

47 specifications	A LG GP30NW40 optical disc drive White Model GP30NW40 View product	B Philips External Drive SPD4002CC/05 Model SPD4002CC/05 View product
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Silver
Disc loading typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Tray
MountingKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Horizontal
CertificationKnown for one	UL, CSA, TÜV, SEMKO	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
PurposeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Desktop/Laptop
Optical drive typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	DVD Super Multi DL
Disc types supportedDiffers	CD, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-RW	CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM, DVD-ROM, DVD-RW
Interface	USB 2.0	USB 2.0
LightScribe	No	No
Drive device, buffer sizeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 MB
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical disc diameterKnown for one	120 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-R write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
CD-RW write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD+R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD+R write speed	8x	8x
DVD+RW write speed	8x	8x
DVD-R Double Layer write speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	4x
DVD-R write speed	8x	8x
DVD-RW write speed	6x	6x
DVD-RAM write speedKnown for one	5x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Reading speedidentical
CD read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	24x
DVD-RAM read speedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1x
DVD-ROM read speed	8x	8x
DVD+R read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-R read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RW read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD+RW read speedKnown for one	8x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Access timeidentical
Access timeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	140 ms
DVD drive average random access timeKnown for one	140 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CD-ROM drive average random access timeKnown for one	120 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DVD-RAM access timeKnown for one	250 ms	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 4 1.3 GHz
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	650 MB
PowerKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W
Buffer sizeKnown for one	2048 KB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	135.5 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	144 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	19 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.